MARY

MARY is an asset flip from the Russian asset flip scammers, NL Studio/KazakovStudios (it's unclear why they try to disguise their identity by shuffling Steam developer accounts, but the stench of a Russian asset flipper is pervasive). Deviating from their usual modus operandi of pushing Raycaster Game Maker asset flips, they've decided to asset flip a 2D top down shooter template from the craptastic 001 Game Creator mobile app game construction kit, with sprites ripped off from someone else. Taking this seriously as a game, it's a dumpster fire, with someone else's 2D retro pixel "art", locked resolution, horrible wave survival gameplay... it's trash. An important note: KazakovStudios/NL Studio are known asset flippers and have previously taken other developers work and put it on Steam in an attempt to scam gamers and get paid for someone else's effort. An example of KazakovStudios/NL Studio doing this is Village RPG, which is really "[url=https://forum.unity.com/threads/top-down-rpg-starter-kit-version-1-0.230429/]Top-Down RPG Starter Kit[/url]", written by the actual developers, DreamDev-Studio. Also, Mini Car Money Chase, which is really "[url=https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/templates/packs/endless-car-chase-game-template-116027]Endless Car Chase Game Template[/url]", developed by Puppeteer. Asset flips are harmful to the gaming industry. They're nothing but cash grabs, and they harm genuine indie developers by reducing their visibility on Steam. They make it harder for gamers to find decent games made by genuine game developers. Because this game has all the same low quality as an asset flip, as well as the other problems with it, it's impossible to recommend. [quote][url=https://mmofallout.com/valve-bans-titles-for-review-manipulation/]Warning: Review Manipulation![/url][/quote] This game features a number of fake positive reviews from accounts known to be in the business of review manipulation/paid reviews. They're all short 2-3 line reviews written in either Russian or broken English, appear almost immediately after the game launched on Steam, all have a direct Steam purchase of the game, have 4 hours gameplay (to meet the Steam minimum), and the accounts are used consistently to write the same fake reviews for asset flips and other cash grabs/scams. The "Positive" review score on this game should be disregarded due to this review manipulation.